Inventor · Metamora, IL, US

Stephen W. Rector

13Patents
7h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 1979 → Nov 10, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4333096A Seed planter monitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5520499A Programmable ride control Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US6424245B1 Magnetic detent device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5435131A Adaptive overspeed control for a hydrostatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5040119A Draft control apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US6223571A Magnetically coupled keystart switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4721870A Filtering of electromagnetic interference from a digital signal Electricity 11 Expired
US5996418A Laminated pressure sensing device Electricity 7 Expired
US6536298B1 Modular joystick Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5660080A Electrically noncontacting transmission control mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US9510137B2 Short range peer-to-peer communications system Electricity 5 Active
US6184462A Apparatus for retaining a printed circuit board Electricity 3 Expired
USH1990H Magnetic shunt device for hall effect applications General 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.